Running training for women does not much differ from those for men. There is
difference with among other things: the training plan, feeding, mental
aspects is and natural during the pregnancy. By the menstrual cycle women in
certain periods can be more tired. Women can have more hassles of emotional
picks and decrease. Take that into account by making of the training
schedules.
Women are more impressionable for injuries. Certain running injuries (among
other things hip problems, knees and stress fracture) come at women more
often for than at men. Women must use sufficient minerals. Especially
prevent iron shortcoming and osteoporosis (decalcification of the bones).
See also
minerals.
Also during the beginning phase of the pregnancy it is advised to run
considerable fewer. Do in any case no interval training. Slow running you
can do as long you that like. You can do also other sports, such as:
aquajoggen, bicycles and swim. Normally the training can be gradually taken
up after about six ups to ten weeks.
Why do women run slowly than men? 
The heart and the lungs are smaller. The quantity blood is less. The
concentration haemoglobin (necessary for the oxygen transport) quality is
smaller. These aspects are partially compensated because women have less
body weight. Also maximum muscle strength is less. The fat
percentage at
women are higher: extra body weight which is disadvantageous for the
running speed. Women are generally smaller as a
result of which the step length
are shorter.
But women have generally a better coordination capacity. Women
are also frequently more agile. For this reason the
running movement goes at women more efficient: they twist less with their hips, poor and shoulders. Also
energy combustion (women switch rapidly over on
fat combustion ) go at women
more efficiently.
This last means that how longer the distance how near by
the times of the men
are approached. Because the running sport is at women still in
development the differences in times will become smaller. That has
especially become at the marathon
the last years clear! That the
world record on the marathon comes in hands of a woman
is unlikely. At ultra long distances imaybe!
And the record canal swimming (France to England) stood already since 1973
in the name of a woman: the American swimmer Lynne Cox (9 hours and 36
minutes). |